The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-03
Contest Over the DOOrkeepership.
The Fight for the Office Over
shadows Everything Else.
The Principal Candidates Hard at
Work All Day.
Both Say They Are Confident OF
Victory Today.
Donelson Loaos Ground Every Hour.
While Hurt May BE Defeated by
Dark Horse-.The Importance OF
the once Apparent.
Contest Over the DOOrkeeperShip.

Special Dispatch Ia the Appeal
WASHiNGroN, Dee. Interest in tho
contest Tor the doorkcepcrship Of tho
House oveNhadows everything tonight.
The two principal candidates have been
hard at work all day, and both say they
arr SURE Of election. II is growing more
apparent every day that Mr.. Doncson's
chances were much impaired by the letter
he published in reply TO that OF Rcpresen-
ntiyc Breckenridge, Before that il was
we'll known that Mr.. Carlisle was an adj
hcrcnt Of Mr. Donclson's, but the strength
OF his friendship has been greatly weak
oncd 10y the letter referred to. Tonight il
can be- positively asserted that Mr.. Carlisle
will not vote for Mr. Donclson. ID cannot
he equally rs positively stated that he will
vote for Mr. Hurt, hut the inference TO be
drawn Is 10 that effect. His weight will
no doubt have influence in Mr. Hurts
favor. ThWc members to whom your
correspondent talked today ON this sub
jet have expressed similar views.
They would have gone into the eau
Gus strong friends OF Donclsons, but
are now unwilling To vote Tor him.
MIR Breckenridge and Mr.. nonclson
had u conference Yesterday in regard
tn Mr. punclsons answer tn the charge
that lac had mi0ppropriatod money de-
riNrd nom the sale ul waste paper. What
ocrurr'd then has como ont TO-DAY.
Mr.. Doncl,on said that he had tho
money, hut could not state the exact
amount, lie knew. however that Il was
murc than had ever hcCu derived irum tho
sale of wuslcpapcr 10y any Of his prcdcccs-
Sum. ON being asked where the money
WIS, Lee said Il was Ia the possession ol his
wife, and he could rrt It in hall an hour
I've will wait hall an hour Tor you 10
get it, said Mr. Breckenridge
Ills wife Nigh, he oUt then. said Mr.
nonclsun, aud it would take him moo
than half an hour To go TO the hotel aud
back again.
eve will give YOU an hour, said Mr..
| lrcckonidgv, who attvrWarl stated that
| MIR nuncl,un was ut that time as badly
! nonpus.cd US anyone De has ever s,rn.
Mr.. Donclson finally aiid De would 10
able 10 g't The money. on the next day,
ani accordingly hc showed up this morn
ing with some hundreds 81 dollars.
Mt Hunt Is confident ui election tonight.
lie has absolutely promised to him Va
votes. II nll his friends keep their PROM
ircs lac will, Therefore. be- elected. Mr..
Dunclsnn tonight Is only claiming ~ votes,
although heretofore be- has claimed nom
10 to 1870. II II generally thought that
the Democratic party has found that Mr..
ponclsDu would be- too great % burden Ia
carry through the pr, sent Congress, cspc-
ciully considering the approach Of tho
presidential election and hi4 retention
by the Democratic House would De- good
card for the Republicans.
EN.tougrcs-man Casey Young said to-
night that II hc had any say In the matter
ho would b. In favor at giving the office 10
q man irpm one ul the doubtful States. IN
stead al southern Democrat, because be-
thought that II might De- morc good II 80
placed.
new candidate las appeared for tho
dOurkccprrhip today. II il Mr. Alex. w.
Harris, Who slys be- IL by birth and edu-
cation q Gconian and SERVED ON the Con-
lcdrmtc side through thc wi,r in the Fourth
Tennessee regiment.
Tur DARK HORSE ENrrgs.
O'clock q. ma new feature has
imnspircd In the d0otkccprnhip contest.
A. q meeting held tonight IT the eastern
cungrrgIncn, representing New York,
Massachusetts, Connecticut aud rcnnsyl-
wanna Il WIS decided toWiihlmW the name
oi Wa. l,niucs, Of Rochester FROM tho
contest for clcrk.hip Of the House, and
nominate him Tor the dourkcrpcrhip.
II h conceded that Donolson is
dead NJ regards the contest, and
this new mOvc mIy prove very disastrous
IN Hurt, while the thirly.thrco votes
pledged 90 Raincs 10y tonight's caucus may
be- thc full amount " his strength on tho
lint ballot IL quite likely that Doncl-
son, In order To defeat Hurt, his own
chance being gone, may east all tho
strength ho may be- able 10 influence
iUf l,ninCs, and secure his election.